The first 5K of my 2013 running season came with the snow-delayed Mrs. Robinson’s Romp, a Trail Nerds event referencing both a series of cougar sightings in Kansas and of course that Mrs. Robinson.
After a rough start in last month’s muddy, hilly Psycho WyCo Run Toto Run 10 mile event I was dearly looking forward to a good run to boost my bruised ego and kick start my bruised body.
I got that today.
(Yes, that is a turkey you see there…hanging around my neck, not me!)
Saturday, November 10th, 2012…a day that will live in…
Well, it will live on in my memory for some time.
This was the day I *trained for and one I was looking forward to, with admittedly some trepidation, for several months.
It was Pilgrim Pacer day. The day of my first Half-Marathon.
In order to allay any suspense: I survived!!!
We were today!
39 degrees.
Intermittent clouds.
Very cold water.
No sweat. (Quite literally)
My friend Theresa and I were the only members of team Insane in the Membrane rugged enough to actually follow through with this year’s Rugged Maniac 5K Obstacle Race, Kansas City edition. Lest you be unaware of what it means to be a Rugged Maniac, here is a quick peek into what our day looked like:
As you’ll see, it was a fun, wet, muddy, fun day.
(Photo Credit: Dick Ross, SeeKCRun)
Well, maybe just a little bit. Week 5 of my half-marathon training journey ended with a couple of adventures and also saw the Kansas City area getting its first significant rainfall of the summer. That was heavenly. It started raining mid-afternoon on Friday, the last day of August, and at our home was still raining when we got up before dawn the next morning. Our rain gauge filled to overflowing and best estimates were that we received 7 inches of rain. It was glorious. As was the day after, for the first of September started off with the North Shore Trail Run.
…or not as the case may be! This week’s summary of my training for the Pilgrim Pacer Half-Marathon in November is devoted to the 4th annual Mud and Muck 5K and 1 mile Mud Dunk. Sponsored by the Trail Nerds, this family friendly “clean” fun event raises money for Harvesters, a local distributor of food for those in need. I’ve long been a fan of Harvesters Community Food Network, it is a company that benefits many of the clients who get services from my agency. And of course I love the Trail Nerds, so participation in this was a foregone conclusion. I decided, however, not to participate in the race this time (saving my energy for next week’s 8 mile trail run) and instead donned my “volunteer” cap again. And as I expected, it was a great pleasure and a tremendous amount of fun.
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